The Chicken Soup Family is preparing a serving especially for the Twenty-Something Soul and we are looking for stories. The twenty-something years are a time when of transition - out from under the security blanket of parents and college to face the "real world." This decade of life is full of changes and new experiences. The twenty-something years also involve decisions without clear answers, expectations and pressures, and self-doubts that make this rite of passage a bit of a bumpy ride.

Chicken Soup for the Twenty-Something Soul will cater to the soul of a twenty-something and ease readers of Chicken Soup for the College Years into their next phase of life. Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen are teaming up with life coach and author of Twenty Something, Twenty Everything Christine Hassler to serve up stories that resonate with the twenty-something journey.

We're looking for true stories that will touch the souls of the readers and make them laugh, cry, sigh or just say, "Wow!" Stories may be about any aspect of a twenty-something's life such as career, relationships, health, finances, family, and self identity. Stories of twenty-something's who have incredible lessons to share will inspire twenty-something's to learn how to lay the foundation of their own life with integrity, faith, and even a sense of humor.

Please share your inspirational, true experiences of 1000 words or less. You may submit as many stories as you would like. For each story selected to be published in the book, a 50-word biography will be included about the author and a permission fee of $200 will be paid. The submission deadline is September 2007.

Email submissions are strongly preferred. Send stories with your name, address, phone and email address on the manuscript through our website at www.chickensoup.com. Please select Twenty Something as the book title.

If unable to email, please send a hard copy (and on disk if possible) c/o Chicken Soup for the Twenty Something Soul to Barbara LoMonaco, 326 Junipero Plaza, Santa Barbara, Ca. 93105. Material will not be returned. Due to the volume of stories we receive, we are unable to respond to each contribution. Finalists, only, will be notified prior to publication and permission to print will be requested.

Have you voted for your favorite teacher yet? The last time to vote will be Sunday, February 11, at 12:00 midnight. Show your appreciation to your favorite teacher with a vote on Stone Oak Info.com's Feature Teacher program. He/She will receive special recognition and wonderful gifts from our generous sponsors. So, vote today and watch for the announcement of the Feature Teacher on Valentine's day, February 14!

The Doctor is Always inConcierge medicine takes the doctor/patient relationship back to the good ol’ days

You have a sore throat, a fever and feel achy all over. You pick up the phone, call your doctor’s personal cell phone and ask him if he can see you now. He says, “Absolutely, why don’t you come in right now?” If you think physician service like this went out with poodle skirts and bobby socks, think again. It’s called Concierge Medicine and it’s available right now for patients in the Stone Oak Area.

Grey Canyon Family Medicine is one of only about 300 practices in the U.S. making the commitment to deliver the type of personalized quality care that is virtually nonexistent in the traditional medical setting. Thanks to today’s fast-paced world of managed care, physicians have been forced to run their practices by the numbers – see as many patients as possible each day. But don’t be too hard on the doctors. They are literally being forced to spend less time with their patients and overbook their calendars because of shrinking payments from Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance providers.

A freshman student was stabbed Wednesday at Reagan High School. The stabbing took place in the courtyard around 2:00, in a fight involving three teens. A 14 year old boy was stabbed in the chest and airlifted to University Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.

Two students have been taken into police custody in connection with the stabbing.